Nazare Big Wave Challenge Gets Yellow Alert, Could Run Saturday in Giant Waves
70-foot plus waves predicted for Portuguese big wave tow surfing competition.
Surf Forecasts:
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Evening (12 Dec) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Hoddevik. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 196 | 562 | 1056 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 165 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSE | S | S | S | S | S | SSE | S | S | S | S | SSW | SW | SSW | S | SSE | SSW | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:42PM 1.38 | 5:49AM 1.23 | 5:49PM 1.32 | 6:49AM 1.25 | 6:54PM 1.30 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:34AM 0.56 | 11:26PM 0.35 | 11:44AM 0.58 | 12:28AM 0.39 | 12:53PM 0.56 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 9:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:56 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 3:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:10 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -4 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -3 | -3 | -2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |

70-foot plus waves predicted for Portuguese big wave tow surfing competition.

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